Newton Alabama Map

About Newton, Alabama

Newton is a locality in Dale County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,607. The population density is 43.5 people per km². Newton is located at 31.3412°N, 85.5883°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Newton is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 36301, 36352, 36350.

Newton emerges from the humid, red-clay expanse of the Wiregrass region as a quiet gathering of structures defined by the slow, deliberate pulse of inland life. It lies 8.8 miles south-southeast of Ozark, AL (from Ozark, AL: bearing 166°T), and is situated 6.6 miles east-northeast of Daleville. The landscape here is characterized by the persistent presence of longleaf pine and bottomland hardwood, which cast long, intricate shadows across the earth as the afternoon light thickens into a heavy, golden amber. Only one mile away, the Choctawhatchee River carves a dark, meandering path through the terrain, its banks lined with dense vegetation that muffles the sounds of the modern world. Within the immediate boundaries of the locality, Hero'S Memorial Park provides a central point of stillness where the air feels heavy with the scent of damp soil and the subtle, metallic tang of the nearby riverbed.

Newton bears the weight of a history rooted in the agrarian cycles of the South, where the economy has long been tethered to the harvest of peaches and pecans from the surrounding orchards. The rhythms of the day are dictated by the sun and the slow transit of weather patterns across the flat, open fields that define the regional character. While Lake Tholocco lies seven miles distant, the local sense of place is anchored firmly to the land itself, where the quiet endurance of the inhabitants mirrors the patient growth of the pines. Life in Newton maintains a steady, internal cadence, far removed from the pressures of distant urban centers, reflecting a persistent, localized identity that has remained largely unchanged by the haste of the passing decades.

About This Newton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Newton, Alabama. Coordinates: 31.341229, -85.588307. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Newton includes the ZIP code (36301, 36352, 36350), telephone area code (334), county seat of Dale County (Ozark), and school district assignment (Dale County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.